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stitle = TRUE108 | | stitle = TRUE108 | | ||
notes = (Events 11 - 20 first translated as ''[[The True Name, Vol 2]]'' (1994).) | | notes = (Events 11 - 20 first translated as ''[[The True Name, Vol 2]]'' (1994).) | | ||
syn = | syn = (Translated as in ''[[The True Name, Vol 1]]'' on [[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|''CD-ROM'']]) | ||
:The sutra | |||
::There are countless ways to repeat his name and express devotion, | |||
::Countless ways of worship and purification. | |||
::There are countless scriptures and countless mouths to recite them, | |||
::Countless ways of yoga to make the mind dispassionate. | |||
::There are countless devotees who contemplate his virtues and knowledge, | |||
::Countless who are virtuous and generous. | |||
::There are countless brave men who risk their lives because him, | |||
::Countless who vow to silence and meditate on him. | |||
::Nanak says, how shall I praise him? | |||
::However much I offer myself could never be enough! | |||
::Whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me. | |||
::You are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever! | |||
::There are countless ignorant fools and countless who are blind, | |||
::Countless thieves and shirkers. | |||
::There are countless numbers who ruled by force before they departed, | |||
::Countless murderers who earn only by murder. | |||
::There are countless sinners who commit nothing but sin, | |||
::Countless liars who live by their lies. | |||
::There are countless barbarians eating only filth because food, | |||
::Countless fault-finders who fill their heads with scandal. | |||
::Thus Nanak ponders on the wicked and the low. | |||
::However much I offer myself could never be enough! | |||
::Whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me. | |||
::You are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever! | |||
::Countless are the names and the places where you dwell, | |||
::Countless worlds that have never been reached. | |||
::To say countless is to burden the mind. | |||
::Through the letter comes the name, and all the prayers. | |||
::Through the letter is all knowledge and songs in his praise. | |||
::Through the letter is all writing and speaking, | |||
::Through the letter are all events destined. | |||
::All destiny has already been written, | |||
::But he who writes is beyond destiny. | |||
::All creation is his name; | |||
::There is no place that is not his name. | |||
::Nanak says, how shall I praise him? | |||
::However much I offer myself could never be enough! | |||
::Whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me. | |||
::You are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever! | |||
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prevevent = Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 07 | | prevevent = Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 07 | | ||
nextevent = Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 09 | | nextevent = Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 09 | |
Revision as of 15:31, 13 June 2019
एक ओंकार सतनाम ~ 08
event type | discourse |
date & time | 28 Nov 1974 am |
location | Lao Tzu balcony, Poona |
language | Hindi |
audio | Available, duration 1h 10min. Quality: good (under revision). |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find a PDF of this event |
shorttitle | TRUE108 |
- notes
- (Events 11 - 20 first translated as The True Name, Vol 2 (1994).)
- synopsis
- (Translated as in The True Name, Vol 1 on CD-ROM)
- The sutra
- There are countless ways to repeat his name and express devotion,
- Countless ways of worship and purification.
- There are countless scriptures and countless mouths to recite them,
- Countless ways of yoga to make the mind dispassionate.
- There are countless devotees who contemplate his virtues and knowledge,
- Countless who are virtuous and generous.
- There are countless brave men who risk their lives because him,
- Countless who vow to silence and meditate on him.
- Nanak says, how shall I praise him?
- However much I offer myself could never be enough!
- Whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me.
- You are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever!
- There are countless ignorant fools and countless who are blind,
- Countless thieves and shirkers.
- There are countless numbers who ruled by force before they departed,
- Countless murderers who earn only by murder.
- There are countless sinners who commit nothing but sin,
- Countless liars who live by their lies.
- There are countless barbarians eating only filth because food,
- Countless fault-finders who fill their heads with scandal.
- Thus Nanak ponders on the wicked and the low.
- However much I offer myself could never be enough!
- Whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me.
- You are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever!
- Countless are the names and the places where you dwell,
- Countless worlds that have never been reached.
- To say countless is to burden the mind.
- Through the letter comes the name, and all the prayers.
- Through the letter is all knowledge and songs in his praise.
- Through the letter is all writing and speaking,
- Through the letter are all events destined.
- All destiny has already been written,
- But he who writes is beyond destiny.
- All creation is his name;
- There is no place that is not his name.
- Nanak says, how shall I praise him?
- However much I offer myself could never be enough!
- Whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me.
- You are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever!
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